Bill on banning sale of alcohol “unconstitutional”
25 Nov 2009, 3:17 PM
A bill to ban the sale of alcohol in inhabited islands and airports was contrary to the principles of Islam, MPs argued today.
The bill was unconstitutional as it indirectly authorised the use of alcohol in places not specified in the draft legislation, MPs said.
Article 10(b) of the constitution states, “No law contrary to any tenet of Islam shall be enacted in the Maldives.â€
Presenting the legislation yesterday, Fares-Maathoda MP Ibrahim Muttalib said he proposed it because the government had revised the regulations to allow the sale of alcohol in tourist hotels in inhabited islands.
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